A/N: Thank you all so much for all of your support on this! I had truly thought I would make it a one shot, but let's be honest: I'm a sucker for your praise. So, here you go. Also, a big thanks to Japboix1 for reading, editing and listening to different ideas. (His stuff is good, go read it!)

The Window

It couldn't have been a more beautiful day for moving. The sun was shining brightly; the wind blew playfully, giving much needed relief from the high summer heat. Everyone in town seemed to be happier today than they were yesterday. But perhaps their vision was clouded from the night before. Last night, Sakura had agreed to life and love with Naruto, for eternity. They spent the night at Sakura's place talking about the future and enjoying the start of what it meant to be able to kiss each other whenever they wanted. They fell asleep with their foreheads pressed together, hands intertwined. The night hadn't been entirely innocent, but they decided that the big night would come after they had just spent some time being together. Naruto didn't mind at all, he had finally gotten his dream girl, it would come in due time.

They woke up at the early gray dawn to get started. They planned on emptying Naruto's apartment and then Naruto was determined to tell everyone he could possibly find about the good news. They did have to make a stop at the orphanage today, but they would go together and both would wonder secretly what their children would look like, if they had any.

It wasn't noon yet as they were carrying the last set of boxes back towards Sakura's apartment- no it was theirs now. Naruto had never had much, and he didn't feel any regrets at turning in his key and leaving that part of his life behind him. Especially considering what he was getting in return. A life with Sakura was all he wanted.

They weren't walking particularly fast on their way home, there was no need. But as they were strolling along they heard a familiar voice shout at them,

"What are you two up to?" Shikamaru shouted as they passed under his favorite spot. He sat up on his elbows to get a better look at them.

Shikamaru immediately sensed something was up as he looked back and forth between them, he noticed Sakura's shy smile and Naruto's larger than usual grin.

"No way…" he said as he put the pieces together when he saw sun glint off of something shiny near Sakura. He saw the ring, really saw what they had been doing with the boxes and grinned.

"No shit…Congratulations guys!" he paused briefly and added,

"Sakura you weren't threatened were you?" he asked really hoping he didn't need to rough Naruto up, it would be such a pain.

"Hey!" Naruto said mildly insulted as Sakura chuckled.

"Nope. No threat Shikamaru." She said smiling at the question and Naruto's facial expression.

"Good to hear"he sighed and decided he needed to get up and tell Temari before she heard it from someone else. Girls are such a pain he thought as he stood up and prepared to jump down. He landed too close to Naruto on purpose. Naruto, who wasn't paying attention to Shikamaru, was startled and forced into a quick stumble backwards that nearly landed him on his rear end. The Nara grinned at Naruto's reaction and at his ability to still be startled by simple things. Some amazing ninja he thought as his grin widened.

"Shikamaru!" Naruto shouted. But he had already started running, he turned around to shout back,

"I've got to go tell Temari or she'll never forgive me." It was the truth, sort of. Shikamaru wasn't really sure what Temari would or would not forgive but he decided playing it safe now would spare him a whole lot of trouble later.

They picked their things back up and continued down the street. They hadn't gotten very far when the sound of running approached them fast, within seconds two people blew past them and just as the wind and dust billowed up at them from the unidentified runners, they heard them stop, turn around and start running back. Lee and TenTen appeared in front of them, covered in sweat and smiling from ear to ear.

"What the hell?" Naruto and Sakura said in near unison as they looked at their idiot friends.

"We were having a race!" TenTen said with so much enthusiasm dripping from her words that Sakura could feel the sweat drops forming.

"Yes!" Lee said punching the air, "A race for our youth!"

"There's something wrong with you" Sakura said quietly but in good humor.

From around the corner in front of them appeared Neji, out of air and obviously not amused.

"Oh there's definitely something wrong with them" Neji said as he approached slowly, like he thought it was a catchable condition. The way he was eyeing TenTen and Lee, high irritation plus extreme caution made Sakura wonder what exactly they had been up to all morning.

"Neji!" TenTen whined loudly causing Naruto's eyes to widen. Was she always like this?

Neji held up his hand to stop her, still maintaining a safe distance.

"TenTen, Hinata-Hime needs to talk to you about something. So would you please stop running away?" You could tell his patience was running low.

"Oh…Hinata?" she said literally bouncing on the balls of her feet. "I wonder why?" She said with a thumbnail in between her teeth. She was chewing in time with her bouncing. Did she used to do this too? Naruto wondered, realizing how different this person seemed to him.

"Lee!" Naruto shouted, feeling like he might miss his chance to brag,

"Look Lee!" he said as he grabbed Sakura's left hand and thrust it in his face, surprising Sakura and throwing her a little off balance.

Lee saw it and leaped into the air shouting a victory yelp while TenTen and Neji leaned in. TenTen grabbed Sakura by both hands when she saw the ring and started jumping up and down, nearly smacking Neji in the face with the first jump. His eyes narrowed.

"Oh, oh, oh! Congratulations guys. This is so exciting!" TenTen said mid bounce.

"Thank you!" Sakura said while she was subjected to a constant jerking motion.

"Tenten! I'm going to be sick if you don't let go of me soon" Sakura said as she thrown around like a rag doll by TenTen's grip. Do not hurt her, do not hurt her Sakura chanted internally as she contemplated using some of her famous strength to free herself from her friends death-grip.

"Go. See. Hinata." Neji said in a voice that dripped danger. Lee grinned, grabbed TenTen by the hand and they took off like rockets back towards the Hyuuga home. And then they were gone, leaving only dust and three worn out friends in their wake. Sakura rubbed her arms and inspected for damage.

"Son of a bitch… they are multiplying." Naruto said while rubbing the back of his head.

"They are WHAT?" Neji exclaimed in very real disgust. Sakura was grinning.

"NO! I…I just mean that there are two really energetic people now…" Naruto said backing towards Sakura. She giggled at his reaction, knowing full well that he could kick Neji's ass if he wanted to.

"I'm going to gentle fist them both…I swear it" Neji said as he rested his hands on his knees and bent over a little.

"So, you guys finally did it huh?" Neji said as he nodded towards Sakura's ring.

"NO! We didn't do anything" Naruto said blushing like mad. Neji smiled the most devious smile he had ever managed before in his life at this reaction.

"Naruto!" Sakura exclaimed. "He meant getting engaged you idiot" although she was blushing too. Neji took one look at the two of them and started to laugh.

"Uh, huh. Wait til Hinata hears this." He turned to leave, still smiling and congratulated them both before taking off at a jog towards his betrothed.

"I guess it isn't going to be as difficult as I thought to find everyone." Naruto said as he bent to pick up his half of the boxes.

"I wonder what Kakashi and Tsunade will say?" Sakura wondered out loud,

"Oh and I can't wait to tell Ino!" Naruto really smiled when she said it that way, it was further proof that it was real and Sakura was happy about this. It made his chest swell with pride.

They made it all the way to their apartment without further interruptions. The place looked a little strange and crowded with boxes strewn all over the place. They unpacked a few boxes before heading out to the orphanage. The rest could wait until later. Naruto had his important things unpacked. He had another 'holy shit' moment when he put his clothes in the closet next to hers. It made it somehow more real. She stumbled upon him staring into the closet, a hanger in hand and a smile on his face that could light up the whole town.

"What?" she said as she leaned against the doorframe, smiling at him.

"Sakura" he breathed out, looking at her in a very appraising way.

"What?" She repeated with warmth in her voice as she started walking towards him, intending to help him with his last few things. He looked around the room and then straight into her eyes.

"You. Us. This." He said as he began to move. In a fluid motion he had stood up, wrapped his arms around her waist and pushed her backwards until her back was pressed into the wall. One hand on the back of her head, the other curled around her waist. His mouth found hers as she let out a small exhale from the force of coming in contact with the wall. She didn't hit hard, but it had surprised her. He had started the kiss with fire in his eyes and she with confusion. Within seconds her hands were wrapping around his head, pulling him closer to her. He grunted with enthusiasm and opened her mouth with his as he began to explore it with his tongue. She answered back by pulling on him so hard it hurt, but he certainly wasn't going to complain. She could hurt him if she wanted. Naruto's hands had traveled and were now getting close to unexplored territory as the couple felt an unusual breeze and heard,

"Sakura! How did it go last night with Na-ru…to!... HOLY SHIT!" Ino had come in through the window again, even though Sakura had asked her a thousand times to knock it off. She imagined though, that after this, the behavior would stop.

NOTE: The addition of Lee and TenTen is solely because I think it is funny. I have an image of a young father trying to keep up with two energetic and troublesome young kids (like toddler to early grade school age) and this is the type of dynamic I am aiming for with Neji and this couple.